Episode 86: Who's on Your Calendar?

The Endless Knot · Dec 26, 2020 · 1h 49m

Happy holidays! In this seasonal episode we discuss the origins of the modern Western calendar, the names of the months and days of the week, and the sources we have for Roman calendars and Germanic gods. Happy new year, and may it be better than the last!

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